COVID-19 News
  • The COVID-19 global death toll surpassed 6 million today, meaning that approximately 1 in every 1,300 people has died of COVID-19. This number is a sobering reminder that the pandemic continues to impact people around the world, and bringing the pandemic to an end will require our ongoing collective effort.
  • Partnering for Vaccine Equity has created this Spanish-language toolkit that offers resources like this video that you can share to help community members understand how to identify sources with trustworthy COVID-19 vaccine information.
  • The CDC reported an increasing gap in vaccination between urban and rural counties (first dose coverage of 75.4% and 58.5%, respectively). The gap is particularly pronounced among children. This new data supports the need to continue vaccination campaigns and conversations with hesitant community members.
  • Our partner, Migrant Clinicians Network, recently published this blog in English and Spanish that answers frequently asked questions from clinicians who serve migrants, immigrants, and food and farm workers.
  • In the sections that follow, you may notice a new metric for counties: We’ve included the CDC COVID-19 Community Levels. Read more here about how to interpret low, medium, and high levels and what precautions you may want to take based on your community’s COVID-19 level.

State Level Data Overview

Vaccination rates by state

(% of population ≥ 5 years of age fully vaccinated)

  • Delaware: 71.8%
  • Maryland: 79%
  • Virginia: 76.7%
  • North Carolina: 63.2%
  • South Carolina: 59.4%
  • Georgia: 57.3%

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by state

State Snapshots

Delaware

Vaccination rates by county

  • Kent: 58.7%
  • Sussex: 70.3%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Kent: Low
  • Sussex: Low

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county

Maryland

  • The Dorchester County Department of Health recently published these bilingual flyers in English and Spanish with their COVID-19 vaccination clinic schedules for the month of March. Additionally, at-home vaccination is available on Fridays for those who cannot leave their homes. For at-home appointments, call 410-228-0235.

Vaccination rates by county

  • Dorchester: 61.7%
  • Somerset: 52.9%
  • Wicomico: 58.4%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Dorchester: Low
  • Somerset: Low
  • Wicomico: Low

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county

Virginia

  • One of our PPP partners, Legal Aid Justice Center, recently shared info about a Know Your Rights workshop in Spanish that will take place TODAY, Monday, March 7, at 6:30 PM. You can join in-person or virtually.

Vaccination rates by county

  • Accomack: 76.3%
  • Northampton: 74.2%
  • Northumberland: 55.8%
  • Rockingham: 45.4%
  • Shenandoah: 51.8%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Accomack: Low
  • Northampton: Low
  • Northumberland: Low
  • Rockingham: Low
  • Shenandoah: Low

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county

North Carolina

  • The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services has a communications toolkit with vaccination information available in multiple languages, including Spanish, Arabic, Vietnamese, Korean, Chinese (Mandarin), and Russian. It’s not too late to help others get vaccinated!
  • Pediatrician Maradiaga Panayotti explains that COVID-19 vaccines do not negatively affect children ages 5 and up in these videos in English and Spanish by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services.

Vaccination rates by county

  • Alamance: 61.4%
  • Forsyth: 64.8%
  • Guilford: 64.2%
  • Mecklenberg: 66.4%
  • Pasquotank: 57.1%
  • Wilkes: 48.7%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Alamance: Medium
  • Forsyth: Medium
  • Guilford: Medium
  • Mecklenberg: Low
  • Pasquotank: Medium
  • Wilkes: Medium

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county

South Carolina

  • The Clemson Cooperative Extension is offering free workshops in English and Spanish for people living with diabetes. These workshops focus on the connection between diabetes and heart health, and both the English and Spanish workshops have multiple dates.

Vaccination rates by county

  • Greenville: 58.5%
  • Greenwood: 50.8%
  • Lexington: 58.4%
  • Marlboro: 45.7%
  • Spartanburg: 46.3%
  • Sumter: 54.9%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Greenville: Low
  • Greenwood: Low
  • Lexington: Medium
  • Marlboro: Medium
  • Spartanburg: Medium
  • Sumter: Medium

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county

Georgia

  • Our PPP partner, Sur Legal, created these videos in English and Spanish to explain if someone may be eligible for back pay for missing work between April and December 2020 for COVID-19 related childcare.

Vaccination rates by county

  • Carroll: 39.9%
  • Clayton: 46.3%
  • Cobb: 61.4%
  • DeKalb: 59.5%
  • Fulton: 59.1%
  • Gwinnett: 58.2%
  • Hall: 47.7%

COVID-19 Community Levels

  • Carroll: Low
  • Clayton: Low
  • Cobb: Medium
  • DeKalb: Low
  • Fulton: Low
  • Gwinnett: Low
  • Hall: Medium

COVID-19 rates per 100K people by county
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